Valhalla Island

I’m home! I’ve been blogging while away so I won’t bore you with a detailed recount but I thought it’d be interesting to compile a list of trip statistics.

I…

• set foot on three continents
• visited 12 major cities
• visited 8 smaller cities
• flew in 9 separate aeroplanes
• …totalling 55 flying hours
• was singled out 60% of the time when passing through security for additional checks, i.e., bomb swabs, liquid checks and full pat downs.
• spent 32 hours on Greyhound buses
• rode on four underground rail networks
• spent 6 hours on long distance train
• reached 2500 metres above sea level on land
• used 5 currencies
• purchased 1 souvenir
• attended the same venue every Tuesday night, 13 weeks in a row, without fail
• took 2502 photographs
• met 3 friends in the flesh I originally met online
• experienced temperatures between 35 and –25 degress celcius
• acquired a patience for waiting
• went through 3 bottles of listerine
• drank at least 20 cases of Canadian beer
• swam 30 kilometres beside my German swimming buddy, Benny
• repacked my bag 2 to the power of ∞
• ate breakfast, lunch and dinner two days in a row at my favourite NYC deli, Cafe 21
• and I made good friends from 9 different countries

I had an amazing time overseas but now I’m back it feels like I can get on with my real life and that feels good.